Canna Law Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

As we discussed here , in February 2023, New York City began filing lawsuits against the landlords and tenants of unlicensed cannabis dispensaries. Index No: 450378/2023 (the “ Land Building Action ”). What next in this unlicensed cannabis dispensary litigation? The Motion was scheduled to be heard on April 12, 2023.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 27, 2023

This lottery will distribute the next round of 55 conditional adult use cannabis dispensary licenses across the 17 Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Regions. Any applicant who wishes to contest the participant list may do so through May 5, 2023, by completing this Contestation Form and emailing it to FPR.AdultUseCannabis@illinois.gov.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

APRIL 12, 2023

Are you ready for 420, 2023? Celebrating 420 2023 in Style The potential ways to celebrate cannabis on 420 are limited only by your imagination, ambition, and budget. Attend a Cannabis-Infused Yoga Class Another wonderful way to celebrate 420 in 2023 is to attend a cannabis-infused yoga class.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 29, 2023

We thought the market would expand “quite a bit” in 2023 – well, the “a bit” part was right. And not to ruin the ending, but no retail market will open in 2023. Transportation of the product to the the dispensary is an issue, as they have to travel over state-owned roads. million in revenue in one weekend is a tidy sum.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Medical cannabis dispensaries and their patients are affected.” 25, 2023, which extended curbside pickup until June 30, 2023. On June 22, 2023, the variance was again extended until Dec. The first variant was issued on Jan.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 26, 2023

Now, Illinois has announced that the variance permitting curbside pickup at Illinois dispensaries again has been extended. According to the IDFPR press release, “On January 3, 2023, I issued a variance to 68 Illinois Administrative Code 1290.410(c)(5), which is set to expire January 31, 2023.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 22, 2023

According to the new variance, the availability of curbside pickup has been extended to the end of the year, December 31, 2023. According to the IDFPR variant, “On January 25, 2023, I issued a variance to 68 Illinois Administrative Code 1290.410(c)(5), which is set to expire June 30, 2023.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

According to the announcement, the Cannabis Social Equity Loan Program will provide $12 million in loans to social equity dispensaries through Direct Forgivable Loans (DFL) fully financed by the State of Illinois. Loan amounts, up to $240,000, will be provided to qualified, licensed social equity dispensaries.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

These new proposals are designed to expand access to medical cannabis for NJ MMJ patients. In short, the new proposals would set up partnerships between research institutions and cannabis dispensaries in the state. The public comment period is open from October 16 to December 15, 2023. Wait, there’s still more.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 12, 2022

Marijuana Moment report on some of the panels being proposed for 2023…… Voting is now open for the public to decide which panels will make the stage at next year’s South By Southwest (SXSW) festival—and there are about 100 marijuana- and psychedelics-related proposals to pick from. Which Political Party Will Legalize Weed?

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 13, 2023

Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced today the results of the Social Equity Criteria Lottery (SECL) for 55 Conditional Adult Use Cannabis Dispensary Licenses. The results of the SECL may be found online here and below. IDFPR has at least 60 days to assess such proof.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 25, 2023

On August 9, 2023, we wrote about the temporary injunction ordered by Judge Kevin Bryant in New York Supreme Court, County of Albany which occurred on August 7, 2023. They are also constrained from conferring operational approval upon any more provisional or existing CAURD licenses, pending further order of the Court.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 3, 2023

According to the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation (IDFPR), “Beginning January 1, 2023, the variance that permits medical cannabis dispensaries to store and dispense all cannabis from the restricted area will expire.”

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 9, 2023

Four Illinois House bills involving cannabis oversight and regulations were assigned to the Executive Committee February 28, 2023. Effective July 1, 2023.” was filed on January 25, 2023, assigned to the Rules Committee January 25, 2023, and then assigned to the Executive Committee February 28, 2023. Evans, Jr. ,

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 6, 2023

The 2023 Illinois Cannabis Conference provided a clear sign that Illinois is poised for growth. The new location also provided for cheaper travel and lodging costs and better access for businesses and attendees to find their way around.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The Farmer’s Wife celebrated the grand opening of its third dispensary in Missouri’s developing medical cannabis market Aug. The Farmer’s Wife submitted its licensing applications in 2019 and ultimately won three retail licenses in early 2020, with its first dispensary opening on 4/20 of this year. “We

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 7, 2024

To join the meeting, click here or join by phone at +1-312-535-8110 with Access Code number 2633 070 6422 and Password UXjumiAt553. 7, 2023) started with introductions from a multitude of members with diverse cannabis-related backgrounds, including nurses, doctors, medical patients, teachers, and more. Monday, March 11.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 27, 2024

Every day, hundreds and thousands of people walk into cannabis dispensaries in legal states to purchase cannabis. Cannabis dispensaries and other cannabis-related businesses pay more taxes. They also cannot get access to loans or accept payments through credit cards. However, change is coming.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 16, 2023

The news tricked out slowly, then all at once: New York has settled the Variscite litigation, and the injunction prohibiting Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) licenses in the Finger Lakes region has been lifted. The fact that the licensure is effectively guaranteed is an unequivocal win.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Toward the end of last month, the Georgia government approved licenses for three new dispensaries. Two of these dispensaries will be located in the Atlanta Metropolitan area. Georgia Adds Three New Dispensaries Commissioners approved a license for Trulieve GA Inc. , a prominent cannabis corporation in the state.

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MMJ Recs

JANUARY 20, 2024

The state’s thoughtful approach seeks to ensure that those with genuine medical needs have access to this alternative treatment while maintaining a balance between patient care and preventing misuse. These dispensaries, regulated by the Maryland Cannabis Administration, serve as the primary outlets for medical cannabis products.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 1, 2024

Ohio’s Cannabis Landscape: Current Status and Future Outlook Ohio’s medical marijuana program, first launched in 2016 , brought legal access to patients managing certain debilitating conditions, but it took three years for dispensaries to open up due to regulatory challenges.

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Veriheal

MARCH 23, 2023

However, marijuana will not be available for consumers to purchase in a Missouri-licensed dispensary facility until medical facility licensees convert their licenses to comprehensive facilities.” ” It is now 2023, and you can buy retail weed in Missouri. That is precisely what people are doing.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 14, 2024

In early December 2023, the Illinois General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules stated that the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation (IDFPR) permanently authorization curbside pickup for medical cannabis cardholders. Kimberly A. Lightford introduced SB3922 April 9.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 31, 2023

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced today that, because of a technical error, an outdated Cannabis Dispensary License application for the Social Equity Criteria Lottery (SECL) was made available through the IDFPR online portal.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The Webber Wellness Conservatory will include marijuana operations and training facilities, along with a cultivation facility, dispensary, and consumption lounge. Green Thumb Industries’ Cannabis Campus To Open by 2023. “We understand what happened with the war on drugs.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

MARCH 22, 2023

Effective July of 2023, the new legislation aims to regulate medical and recreational cannabis as similarly as possible, holding them to the same standards. State-Owned Labs Dispensaries in Maryland will no longer be allowed to use third-party labs for testing.

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MMJ Recs

OCTOBER 5, 2023

With a growing number of MMJ dispensaries, a comprehensive set of laws, and a streamlined process for obtaining a medical marijuana card, the state has become a hub for patients seeking alternative treatments. These laws are designed to protect patients, provide access to treatment, and prevent abuse.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 17, 2023

medical cannabis providers), including Acreage Holdings, PharmaCann, Green Thumb Industries and Curaleaf, two potential retail dispensary applicants and a medical cannabis practitioner. Thus, as of this writing, only four licensed adult-use retail dispensaries are open in the entire State of New York.11

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Today, Senate Bill 1559 , the Access to Affordable Insulin Act, passed the Illinois House unanimously and then passed a vote on the Senate floor shortly after. d) From January 1, 2023 through January 1, 2027, the Department shall not make the application available for transporting organization licenses. (e)

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LifeCannMD

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Coming in 2023, Floridians will be able to purchase another item at the pump! With the promise of more convenience than ever, the 10 RISE Express dispensaries will be located directly adjacent to the convenience stores, but with separate entrances. PTSD, Cancer, Epilepsy, and more.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 17, 2023

As many familiar with the current status and issues facing New York State cannabis and specifically the conditional adult use retail dispensary (“ CAURD ”) licenses know, there are a multitude of problems that CAURD Licensees are facing and some of them are fed up.

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NORML

MAY 31, 2019

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 236, to allow qualifying patients with certain debilitating conditions to use and safely access medical cannabis. Click here to email your governor in support of medical cannabis access. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 1286, to expand patient access to medical cannabis in Arizona.

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The Cannigma

JULY 12, 2022

Roll out of the program has been slow, and as of June 2022, there were still no doctors certified to issue prescriptions, no licensed dispensaries, and no legal farming of cannabis products. They cannot access flower or edibles and can only have 70 daily doses at one time with a maximum of 50 mg per dose.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

MARCH 22, 2023

Effective July of 2023, the new legislation aims to regulate medical and recreational cannabis as similarly as possible, holding them to the same standards. State-Owned Labs Dispensaries in Maryland will no longer be allowed to use third-party labs for testing.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

The facility is expected to be operational in Q1 2023. The Company received all final approvals to open and operate its third adult-use dispensary in Massachusetts in the Town of Brookline. Construction will begin in Q3 2021 and is expected to be completed in Q4 2022. Massachusetts. Q2 2021 Adjusted EBITDA grew 27% sequentially to $7.5

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 31, 2022

One might think of Oregon as a sanctuary for individuals interested in microdosing, as Ballot Measure 109 legalized psilocybin services with service centers coming online in 2023. Measure 109’s intentional divergence from a cannabis dispensary model is clear. Cannabis dispensaries sell cannabis that is to be consumed off site.

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